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Est. Population:
9,531,712
Demonym:
Jordanian
Religions:
Muslim (97.2%)
Christian (2.2%)
Buddhist (0.4%)
Hindu (0.1%)
Largest City:
Amman (1,349,260)
Other Cities:
az-Zarqa (502,900)
Irbid (313,800)
ar-Russayfah (289,800)
Al-Quwaysimah (176,400)
Wadi as-Sir (158,900)
Region:
Middle East
Bodies of Water:
Dead Sea (West)
Total Area:
89,342 km2 (99.4% land, 0.6% water)
Total Land:
1,635 km
Total Coastline:
26 km
Climate
Arid desert
Rainy season in the west
Terrain:
Desert plateau in the east
Highlands in the west separated by a valley
Highest Point
Jabal Umm ad Dami (1,854 m)
Lowest Point
Dead Sea (-408 m)
Natural Disasters
Droughts
Earthquakes
Type:
Constitutional monarchy
Head of State:
King Abdallah II
Head of Government:
Prime Minister Omar al-Razzaz
Admin. Divisions
12 Governorates
Independence:
25 May 1946 (from the United Kingdom)
Nat'l Symbol:
Eagle
Nat'l Anthem:
As-salam al-malaki al-urdoni
GDP Per Capita
$10,900 (USD)
Currency
JD (Jordanian Dinar)
Exchange Rate
$1 (USD) = JD (Jordanian Dinar)0.71
Internet Code
.jo
Telephone Code
+962
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Hospitality is extremely important in Jordan as people will go out of their way to be hospitable to any guest.
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/jo.html (Majority of information)
http://census.dos.gov.jo/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/02/Census_results_2016.pdf (National population and city population data)
Wolfram|Alpha (Currency exchange data)
Information accurate to best of ability as of 9 November 2016
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